Pic of my new cone intake

[A4 KiDD 810]

Figured I'd throw this up since I had the pic on my laptop already. Did it this afternoon it took an hour and a half but thats because I was being really cautious because I didnt know what I would have to be removing, etc. Anyway, once I got the top half of the airbox off I just attatched the 2 K&N filters I got off amazon ($55 total) (connected to the MAF and Secondary Air Intake pipe) and they came with clamps. All you need is a screwdriver, so noobs dont be afraid. The bottom half of the airbox is still on, and that plastic thing on the top to guide some air over that way. I just need a heat shield now. Got the idea/part numbers from This DIY, so I'll obviously give them credit. Ohh yea, I did this purely for the Turbo/BOV sound, and they are LOUD lol. Well, here's the finished result pic.



I know there's plenty of these threads, but still, any questions, feel free to PM me or just reply to this thread.

[A4tsleeper]

Not to be mean in any way. But the way you have it over your cat and turbo isnt a good idea. They both create a good amount of heat and ur just sucking it back in. Might want at least rough it so it away from them.

[A4 KiDD 810]

Yea I still need a heat shield but the cat isnt right under it as it appears in the picture, its a few feet down, it'll be fine for now.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^it'll heat soak like crazy without a heat shield, trust me i know contact Elliot he has the sweet heat shield for cheap.

[A4 KiDD 810]

^ok. Is Elliot his user name ? I'll PM him.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^yup i think it is $60 shipped

[A4 KiDD 810]

Ok, are there any pics of it, I dont want a small heat shield i want a nice big one like the ones in the pics of the DIY I linked to in the OP.

[OverSpun]

Remove your stock airbox... its just taking up space now that youre not using it.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

big one like this:

[HeymyAudi]

You are killing your car with HOT AIR!!!! Do yourself a favor and get yourself a heat shield and quick

[eg6siR]

this is how i laid it out, and i used the stock heat shield.... i wouldnt recomend running a cone without a front mount!

[eg6siR]

lots of people dont think my heat shield is enough, but i did logs before and after and my IAT's were no different, but i have a front mount.

[n7plus1]

and the filter is not "feet" from the cat/turbo...quit kidding yourself. Shit gets f'ing hot.

[Capt. Obvious]

Looks like a nice hot air intake.

[initiala4]

Mmm no matter how well you think it flows, its just sucking hot air from the turbo and the cat. For sound and loosing power, I dont think its worth it. Just my thought.....

[Audi Skate Snow]

yea what others said... your better off running your stock intake... if you dont care about power and just like the sound then keep it on.

good luck man!

[doublezero30]

i had a cone filter, at first i liked them. then one day it dawned on me that not only was it not doing anything for me, but it looked cheesy as hell. so i put my stock box in. i picked up one of matt's heat shields...black1.8t or something like that...do a search and im sure his thread will come up.

[absolutegtr]

I have actually ran lower times at the drag strip with this setup....consistenly lower.

For the sound though, I liked it....but I am back on the stock box.

Does any one know, why the stock airbox restricts the DV sound? Can we modify it in a way so we can still here the DV, but retain the factory airbox?

[Capt. Obvious]

Can we modify it in a way so we can still here the DV, but retain the factory airbox?

Taking the fabric sound deadener thing out of the inside of the box and using a K&N filter instead of the factory paper one makes it a little louder.

[absolutegtr]

Taking the fabric sound deadener thing out of the inside of the box and using a K&N filter instead of the factory paper one makes it a little louder.

Right. I already ripped that stuff out....and kind of resent over K&N and its oily filters

[yoogene83]

swiss cheese the bitch

[A4 KiDD 810]

Sorry to all of you but im keeping it i like the sound too much lol. Heat shield will be coming shortly.

[A4TUNE]

Does taking the sound deading material out really make any difference? I might do this cause I want to hear the sound better.

[A4TUNE]

btw it kind of looks like crap when you open your hood..

[J-jizzle]

Does any one know, why the stock airbox restricts the DV sound? Can we modify it in a way so we can still here the DV, but retain the factory airbox?

It is a box which acts like a muffler. Drill some holes in it if you want more sound. I saw a DIY a long time ago on doing this.

[absolutegtr]

I had a feeling drilling holes would help out with the sounds.....I will take a look tomorrow to see if I can discretely drill some holes.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

I have actually ran lower times at the drag strip with this setup....consistenly lower.

For the sound though, I liked it....but I am back on the stock box.

Does any one know, why the stock airbox restricts the DV sound? Can we modify it in a way so we can still here the DV, but retain the factory airbox?

i did that but i did the swiss cheese mod and drilled holes all over the one side of the box, and a few through the wheel well, and it worked sweet loud as hell, with a k&N of course, but it works the B6 S4 has a vent there as well.

[J-jizzle]

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ht=air+box+mod

here is what some one did on a B5

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^exactly but that's too much of a hassle i just used a drill.

[absolutegtr]

You drilled through the wheel well?

[starfriend]

"hot air intake" i see this everywhere, but have you ever tried it? i run one, and my IAT's are just fine. I think this "myth" is overrated as hell.

[ThreePointOhh]

take that k&n sticker off...

[zims666]

Does taking the sound deading material out really make any difference? I might do this cause I want to hear the sound better.

^nope. but it doesnt hurt to try...

& if you "swiss cheese" it, you run the risk of pulling water into your intake...

[dchan189]

Looks like a nice hot air intake.

hahahah.

[GramCracker]

swiss cheese the bitch

I couldnt support this decision more. I did it in the past with my B5 A4, and it worked wonders. I really suggest you put your stock box back in and get an after market air filter and swiss cheese the air box. You'll get the "BOV" sound your looking for. As well as the turbo spool whistle/whine. Trust me. It sounds good, and doesnt look cheesy as shit like your current set up.

[demea]

I couldnt support this decision more. I did it in the past with my B5 A4, and it worked wonders. I really suggest you put your stock box back in and get an after market air filter and swiss cheese the air box. You'll get the "BOV" sound your looking for. As well as the turbo spool whistle/whine. Trust me. It sounds good, and doesnt look cheesy as shit like your current set up.

I dont think he looks THAT cheesy, but he has to take off the lower OEM intake housing which is attached to that K&N sticker

[yoogene83]

if you're worried about waterlocking your motor, you shouldn't do any intake modifications. But if you don't give two shits about it, swiss chessing it is the cheapest way to get the noise you want. Or you can just modify your old heat shield and pick up a cone filter from Autozone and stick it in place of your old airbox

[dirtybrd]

By the way, that's not a cone filter, it's round.

[pyro]

stupid, and the sticker only adds to the rice-ness

[A4 KiDD 810]

stupid, and the sticker only adds to the rice-ness

thanks